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Re: A rather unrealistic character in my opinion Watcher Send a noteboard - 04/05/2010 12:32:33 PM
LTT's main flaws seemd to have been that he could be reckless and overconfident. Now when that works you are the hero every one admires but when it goes wrong.... well in LTT's case its a very bad day.

We don't know how he was towards the end with his allies. Rand in the last book was pretty much an ass and could seriously have alienated a lot of his closest allies. LTT did not have Rand's mental issues but if he could rub people up the wrong way it might account for the female Aes Sedai not going along with his plan.

What I like about LTT was his resolve. As military chief he would have known exactly how bad things were for the light especially before the end and it seems pretty clear that the Shadow would have loved to give him the No 1 position. He could easily have bailed on the sinking ship that was the light and been assured of power, position and safety for his family (at least until the world was destroyed) but he stuck with it to the bitter end.

As for his plan to strike at SG for those who say it was foolhardy when the female AS rejected it in favour of the Choedan Kal LTT went along with the plan. It was only when the access keys were lost that he returned to his original plan. At that point in time given the military situation I don't think he had any other choice. It was probably better to at least try and snatch victory from defeat rather that wait for the inevitable. I suspect that everyone who went on that mission knew that even if things went well most if not all of them would not be comming home.

While we will never see it I would have loved if RJ had written a short passage showing LTT say an hour or two before he let the attack, saying good by to his wife and family.
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Character discussion 1 : Lews Therin Telamon - 03/05/2010 05:13:30 AM 1431 Views
A tragic hero - 03/05/2010 02:44:35 PM 607 Views
I thought that was supposed to be left up to the reader to decide. - 03/05/2010 03:45:07 PM 551 Views
Yeah, there seems to be an answer in the notes, though - 03/05/2010 04:12:27 PM 598 Views
Re: A tragic hero - 03/05/2010 04:34:23 PM 577 Views
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Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children? - 03/05/2010 11:29:54 PM 497 Views
Re: Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children? - 04/05/2010 05:22:19 AM 517 Views
Re: Not to mention--how old was LTT? He really had no adult children? - 05/05/2010 03:29:57 PM 520 Views
And even normals had extended lifespans - Mieran's servant was sixty & in his prime. - 06/05/2010 05:38:43 PM 521 Views
This makes me wonder ... - 06/05/2010 08:34:04 PM 471 Views
Well, Lews Therin is insane with only brief moments of coherence *NM* - 04/05/2010 06:42:09 PM 306 Views
well he is insane after all... - 06/05/2010 08:27:05 PM 454 Views
How perfect/imperfect was Lews Therin? - 03/05/2010 04:28:11 PM 605 Views
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Re: A rather unrealistic character in my opinion - 04/05/2010 12:32:33 PM 551 Views
TGS ought to have put an end to that flawed reasoning - 04/05/2010 04:31:16 PM 626 Views
I have a question - 04/05/2010 06:32:16 PM 536 Views
Re: I have a question - 04/05/2010 11:47:54 PM 523 Views
Overly convoluted theory, in my view... - 05/05/2010 09:48:11 AM 518 Views
but thats how they got 12 books out of it so far... *NM* - 06/05/2010 04:29:50 PM 218 Views
I agree. - 05/05/2010 07:10:50 PM 427 Views
Nods in agreement *NM* - 06/05/2010 08:36:45 PM 199 Views
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But... - 05/05/2010 10:19:18 AM 463 Views
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Lews Therin's funny Talent - 04/05/2010 06:34:26 PM 527 Views
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In hindsight - 05/05/2010 08:39:21 AM 478 Views
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